DMX

American actor and rapper Earl Simmons was born December 18 in 1970. He passed away on April 9, 2021. His debut album called It's Hot and Dark, was released in 1998 to critical and commercial satisfaction. The album sold over 251,000 copies within the first week. In 1999, DMX released... and then there was X. It featured the hit song "Party up (Up in Here). The 2003 singles "Where is the Hood At?" and "X Gon' Give It To Ya" were also commercially successful. He was the first artist in history to make an album that debuted at No.1 on the Billboard 200 charts five times consecutively. In total, DMX sold over 74 million albums around the world. [8] DMX was featured in films such as Belly, Romeo Must Die and Exit Wounds. He was the lead character in DMX: Soul of a Man in 2006's reality television series. This was primarily aired via the BET cable television network Never Die Alone. He wrote E.A.R.L., his memoirs in 2003. The Autobiography of DMX. 9 DMX was introduced to the music industry when he was 14, in 1984, when he beatboxed on behalf of Ready Ron. After being imprisoned for taking a dog, he began writing his own lyrics and performing at the local recreation center that was geared towards younger youngsters. While in prison for carjacking, it was his favorite time to spend his time writing lyrics. He also began rapping with K.Solo. He was released in the summer of 1988 and started to release and market his own mixtapes. In these mixtapes, his raps were a re-mix of songs by other artists and sold them at street corners. This helped him create a local fanbase all across New York. DMX performed on The Stretch Armstrong and Bobbito Show in 1991 along with Percee P, where they both performed freestyles. [15The 15-year-old DMX would soon release a demo tape featuring "Spellbound" as well as "Critical Condition", Three Little Pigs", The Original Author of Spellbound as well as "Unstoppable Force" later that year. It was very like Big Daddy Kane or Rakim, and it was not his later work. [3] In 1991, The Source magazine praised DMX in its Unsigned Hype section that featured unsigned hip-hop artists. [16] In the year 1991, Columbia Records signed DMX as a subsidiary label of Ruffhouse Records. The single, "Born Loser", was his first single. In 1994, he dropped "Make A Move", his second single. Jay-Z, Ja Rule and Mic Geronimo collaborated on an appearance on "Time to Build" the cult underground hit. DMX died in 2021 after a cocaine-induced heart attack.